Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in commodity prices globally, Egypt succeeded in maintaining inflation rates within the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE’s) target range of 7 percent (±2 percent) in 2021, at a time when many countries of the world are witnessing a wave of high inflation.
Beginning on April 1, 2021, the Government of Algeria (GoA) again extended the confinement measures through mid-April 2021
In 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic U.S. exports fell by 22 percent or $420 million to the Gulf Cooperation Council 4 (GCC-4)...
The suddenness of the COVID-19 outbreak caught Israel unprepared in many aspects.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Algeria: COVID-19 - Agriculture Situation

Algeria’s first case of COVID -19 was reported on February 26, 2020. The Official number of cases as of April 10, 2020 is 1,761, with 256 deaths and 405 recovered.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Cap on Ukrainian Wheat Exports

Ukraine introduced export restrictions for wheat at 20.2 million metric tons (MMT) until the end of marketing year (MY)2019/20.
On March 15, 2020, Qatar's Crisis Management Committee within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) implemented a stimulus package to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on economic...
In an attempt to prevent COVID-19 coronavirus spread, Ukraine imposed severe travel restrictions for people and closed a number of border crossing points.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Morocco: Coronavirus- Morocco Limits Foreign Visits

On Thursday March 5, 2020, the government of Morocco issued a circular intended to limit the spread of Corona virus.